A Little Rock, Arkansas, caller has been going out with a Chinese woman. Her English is pretty good, but he wonders about the most polite way to correct a minor grammar mistake without ruining a new relationship. This is part of a complete episode.
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Texas cocktail n.— «We use what’s known as the Texas cocktail, which is injections of three different drugs. The first drug that is injected is sodium pentothal and that, in this state, is the fatal dose. Once that dose is given, the...
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scag drag n.— «There’s the serious professional events and there is also the self-actualized comedic value in some of the events, like the “Wild Drag” event, where you’ll see a (usually robust) gentlement in “scag drag”—vernacular for...